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                <li><b>Meeting:</b> Silicon Valley GTUG
                <li><b>Date:</b> May 12, 2008
                <li><b>Cost:</b> Always FREE to all!
                <li><b>Topic:</b> Google App Engine
                <li><b>Speaker:</b> Dick Wall
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            <img src="/image/head-rsvp.jpg" width="279" height="25" border="0" alt="Advance RSVPs Requested">
            <p>Although this is a free event, we are requesting that people
                <a href="http://sv-gtug-5.eventbrite.com/">register in advance</a>
                and we will be limiting attendance to a maximum of 200 attendees.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-description.jpg" width="122" height="25" border="0" alt="Description">
            <p>Unless you have been living in a cave, you must have heard about the public launch of
                this free web hosting service on April 7th.
                <a href="http://dickwallsblog.blogspot.com/">Dick Wall</a> will give  an introductory 
                <a href="http://code.google.com/appengine/">Google App Engine</a>
                talk followed by plenty of time for questions from the audience. </p>

            <img src="/image/head-agenda.jpg" width="80" height="25" border="0" alt="Agenda">
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                <li><b>6:00-6:15pm</b> Arrive & mingle -- Food & drinks provided by Google<br/>
                <li><b>6:15-6:45pm</b> Google Technology Demos by our members<br/>
                <li><b>6:50-7:00pm</b> General Announcements<br/>
                <li><b>7:00-8:00pm</b> App Engine Introduction by Dick Wall<br/>
            </ul>

            <p>During the networking hour, we invite our members that develop applications
                using Google Technology to do brief demos of 5 minutes or less. Please contact
                <a href="mailto:van.gtug@gmail.com">Van Riper</a> to indicate your interest to demo your
                stuff. Time permitting, we will include as many demos as possible before the main
                event. Demos of web applications already running live on Google App Engine
                will be given precedence for this particular meeting.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-speakers.jpg" width="133" height="25" border="0" alt="Speaker Biographies">
            <p>Dick Wall is a Developer Advocate at Google. He is also the ring leader of the
                <a href="http://javaposse.com/">Java Posse</a> and a
                <a href="https://java-champions.dev.java.net/pdfs/Wall-ChampionsDeck-2007.pdf">Java Champion</a>.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-location.jpg" width="92" height="19" border="0" alt="Location">
            <p>Google, Inc.<br/>
            Maxwell Tech Talk (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/5qno4u">Map</a>)<br/>
            1300 Crittenden Lane<br/>
            Mountain View, CA 94043</p>

            <p><b>Important Note:</b> The Maxwell Tech Talk meeting location is not on the main
                Googleplex campus where we usually meet. However, it is only one short mile
                away from the main Googleplex campus. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/65h2zw">These directions</a>
                tell you how to get from the Googleplex to 1300 Crittenden Lane.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-giveaways.jpg" width="108" height="25" border="0" alt="giveaways">
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                <li><b>Google I/O Free Registration Pass</b> which is a $400 value (3 passes)</li>
            </ul>
            <p>We will be raffling off three free passes to Google I/O. The current registration
                fee for this two day developer event coming up on May 28-29 in San Francisco is $400.
                You must <a href="http://sv-gtug-5.eventbrite.com/">register in advance</a> to be
                eligible to win. You must also be present that night to win.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-sponsors.jpg" width="94" height="25" border="0" alt="Sponsors">
            <p>We would like to thank <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> for providing
                the venue, the refreshments, and the raffle prizes for this meeting.</p>

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